Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural was 19.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural in Costa Rica, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 19.2% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural in 2024.
The figure is up 317.7% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural in Costa Rica peaked at 44.1% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 2021.
Costa Rica ranks 28th of 68 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 44.1% | — |
| 2003 | 42.6% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 33.2% | -22.1% |
| 2005 | 32.9% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 35.5% | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 33.0% | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 28.4% | -13.9% |
| 2009 | 21.5% | -24.3% |
| 2010 | 28.9% | +34.4% |
| 2011 | 40.2% | +39.0% |
| 2012 | 23.3% | -42.0% |
| 2013 | 20.4% | -12.4% |
| 2014 | 19.0% | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 17.0% | -10.5% |
| 2016 | 20.9% | +22.9% |
| 2017 | 16.0% | -23.4% |
| 2018 | 14.3% | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 9.4% | -34.5% |
| 2020 | 6.0% | -36.2% |
| 2021 | 4.6% | -23.3% |
| 2024 | 19.2% | +317.7% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 19.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.0%, 2.8× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 19.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.2%, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +317.7% | 4.6% | 19.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.9% | 21.5% | 44.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 20.9% | 9.4% | 40.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 4.6% | 19.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More education data for Costa Rica
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37,015 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14,772 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 62,694 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 61,047 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 464,490 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 460,126 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -3.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0897 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural in Costa Rica?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural in Costa Rica was 19.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 44.1% in 2002.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2021.
- How does Costa Rica rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural?
- Costa Rica ranks 28th out of 68 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural, male (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release